Hope always draws the soul from the beauty that is seen to what is beyond…

By Catholic Digest on September 19, 2017

Optional Memorial of St.Januarius, Bishop

Hope always draws the soul from the beauty that is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what is perceived.

— St. Gregory of Nyssa

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Hope always draws the soul from the beauty that is seen to what is beyond…

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